Denver Nuggets vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Lead tracker
DEN leadsBiggest lead DEN 11, CLE 9CLE leads
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 24 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 108 |
 CLE | 28 | 34 | 26 | 25 | 113 |
Who won: Cavaliers 113-108
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 113-108 on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Rocket Arena. The Cavaliers lead the series 1-0. The Cavaliers outscored the Nuggets 25-11 in the 4th quarter. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers in points (33). Jamal Murray led the Nuggets in points (34).
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaRon Holmes IIF | 24 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +9 |
| Spencer JonesF | 36 | 13 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamal MurrayG | 39 | 34 | 12-28 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Jalen PickettG | 18 | 9 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Peyton WatsonG | 40 | 21 | 9-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -4 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Zeke NnajiF | 24 | 13 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -12 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr.G | 28 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -15 |
| Bruce BrownG | 24 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 |
| Julian StrawtherG | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
